I've worked with some teachers and coaches over the years, but I didn't really study theater or technique or voice or any of that stuff extensively.

I love being a mother. I loved being a daughter, a sister, a wife. I love being a woman with men. I love having given birth.

I like to work in costumes, makeup, and hair that allow me tremendous freedom.

This idea of selfishness as a virtue, as opposed to generosity: That, to me, is unnatural.

Sometimes the odds are against you-the director doesn't know what the hell he's doing, or something falls apart in the production, or you're working with an actor who's just unbearable.

So much of my sense of who I am is tied to mothering. When they left home, I fell into a huge, empty, black hole. Your children are grown and your career has slowed down - all the stuff that took up so much attention is gone, and you're left with expansive time and space.

I've worked with some teachers and coaches over the years, but I didn't really study theater or technique or voice or any of that stuff extensively.